Supported media list DVD-R on DVR-116/216 DVD-RW on DVR-116/216 DVD+R on DVR-116/216 DVD+RW on DVR-116/216 DVD-RAM on DVR-116/216

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17-Nov 2008

Recordable DVD Media for Select Pioneer Recording Drives Many manufacturers offer a variety of DVD disc format s and speeds. Pioneer is working closely with these manufacturers to increase performance and the number of media types that are com patible with our writers. Pioneer has not determined the compatibility of media fr om manufacturers other than those included in this document. Please consult your media manufacturer for more information. This document provides a brief summary of the media ma compatible with the DVD reco rding writers listed below.

nufacturers that Pioneer tested and determined to be

x DVR-116D DVD Writer – Dual (PATA)

x DVR-116 DVD Writer – Multi (PATA)

x DVR-216D DVD Writer – Dual (SATA)

x DVR-216 DVD Writer – Multi (SATA)

Test results show that these drives can write speeds ex ceeding that of the media’s rating. However, this list does not guarantee that a drive will write at the maxi mum speed in all situations. Speeds are dependent upon factors such as drive firmware versions, operating system levels, and environmental conditions. Note: Drive firmware updates often include support for additional manufacturers’ media or higher media website for drive Firmware updates. speeds so regularly check the Pioneer Electronics

DVD-RW M EDIA 6X DVD-RW Media Manufacturer *

Maximum Write Speeds

CMC Magnetics Corp. Infomedia Inc. JVC (Victor Company of Japan) Optodisc Technology Corp. RITEK Corp. TDK Corp. Verbatim/MKM (Mitsubishi Chemical)

6X 6X 6X 6X 6X 6X 6X

* Up to 4X writing speed is possible on other brands of DVD-RW media

DVD-R M EDIA 8X DVD-R Dual Layer (DL) Media Manufacturer *

Maximum Write Speeds

CMC Magnetics Corp. Maxell (Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.) MBI (Moser Baer India Ltd.) Princo Corp. RITEK Corp. Ricoh Electronics, Inc. That’s …(Taiyo-Yuden Co., Ltd.) Verbatim/MKM (Mitsubishi Chemical)

8X 8X 8X 4X 8X 2X 8X 10X

* Up to 2X writing speed is possible on other brands of DVD-R (DL) media 4X DVD-R Dual Layer (DL) Media Manufacturer *

Maximum Write Speeds

Princo Corp. Verbatim/MKM (Mitsubishi Chemical) * Up to 2X writing speed is possible on other brands of DVD-R (DL) media

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8X 4X

16X DVD-R Media Manufacturer *

Maximum Write Speeds

AMC (Advanced Media Corp.) BeAll Developers, Inc. CMC Magnetics Corp. Daxon Technology Inc. (Acer) DST (Digital Storage Technology) E-TOP Navigator Technology Inc. FTI (Falcon Technologies Int’l) Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. GIGASTORAGE Corp. Infomedia Inc. InfoSource, inc. Interaxia Digital Storage Materials KING DISC Technology Corp. LG Electronics Inc. LEAD DATA Inc. Maxell (Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.) MBI (Moser Baer India Ltd.) MJC (Megan Media Holdings Berhad) Must Technology Co. Ltd. Optodisc Technology Corp. POSTECH Corp. Princo Corp. Prodisc Technology Inc. RITEK Corp. Sony Corp. TDK Corp. (Media ID: TTG02) That’s …(Taiyo-Yuden Co., Ltd.) TMI (Thai Media Industries) Umedisc Ltd. Verbatim/MKM (Mitsubishi Chemical) Videolar Wealth Fair investments, Inc. * Up to 4X writing speed is possible on other brands of 16X DVD-R media

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16X 16X 12X ~ 18X 16X~18X 12X 16X 18X 18X 16X 12X 18X 12X 12X 12X 18X 18X 16X~18X 18X 18X 16X 16X 18X 18X 12X~18X 16X 18X 20X 18X 18X 20X 18X 16X

8X DVD-R Media Manufacturer *

Maximum Write Speeds

AMC (Advanced Media Corp.) CMC Magnetics Corp. Daxon Technology, Inc. (Acer) DDT DST (Digital Storage Technology) E-TOP Navigator Technology Inc. Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. GIGASTORAGE Corp. Infomedia Inc. Infosmart Technology Ltd. InfoSource, inc. Interaxia Digital Storage Materials KING DISC Technology Corp. LEAD DATA Inc. LG Electronics inc. MJC (Megan Media Singapore Pte Ltd.) Maxell (Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.) Must Technology Co. Ltd. Optodisc Technology Corp. POSTECH Corp. Princo Corp. Prodisc Technology Inc. RITEK Corp. Sony Corp. TCL Corp. TDK (Media ID: TTG02) TDK (Media ID: TTH01) TMI (Thai Media Industries) That’s …(Taiyo-Yuden Co., Ltd.) Umedisc Ltd. Vanguard Disc Inc. Verbatim/MKM (Mitsubishi Chemical) Videolar

8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 12X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 12X 8X 6X 12X 8X 12X 6X 8X 8X 8X

* Up to 4X writing speed is possible on other 8X DVD-R media brands

+RW M EDIA 8X DVD+RW Media Manufacturer *

Maximum Write Speeds

CMC Magnetics Corp. Daxon Technology, Inc. (Acer) Infomedia Inc. MBI (Moser Baer India Ltd.) Optodisc Technology Corp. Philips Electronics Prodisc Technology Inc. Ricoh Electronics, Inc. RITEK Corp. Sony Corp. Verbatim/MKM (Mitsubishi Chemical) * Up to 3.3X writing speed is possibl

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e on other brands of +R (DL) media

3/3X~6X 3.3X~6X 3.3X~6X 3.3X 3.3X~8X 3.3X~6X 3.3X 3.3X~8X 3.3X~8X 3.3X~8X 3.3X~8X

+R M EDIA 16X DVD+R Double Layer (DL) Media Manufacturer *

Maximum Write Speeds

Ricoh Electronics, Inc. 8X DVD+R Double Layer (DL) Media Manufacturer *

4X Maximum Write Speeds

CMC Magnetics Corp. FTI (Falcon Technologies Int’l) MBI (Moser Baer India Ltd.) Princo Corp. Ricoh Electronics, Inc. RITEK Corp. Umedisc Ltd. Verbatim/MKM (Mitsubishi Chemical) * Up to 2.4X writing speed is possibl

e on other brands of +R (DL) media

16X DVD+R Media Manufacturer * BeAll Developers, Inc. CMC Magnetics Corp. Daxon Technology, Inc. (Acer) DST (Digital Storage Technology) E-TOP Navigator Technology Inc. Eastgate Technology Ltd. FTI (Falcon Technologies Int’l) GIGASTORAGE Corp. Infomedia Inc. InfoSource, inc. Interaxia Digital Storage Materials LEAD DATA Inc. LG Electronics Inc. Maxell (Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.) MBI (Moser Baer India Ltd.) MJC (Megan Media Singapore Pte Ltd.) Must Technology Co. Ltd. Optodisc Technology Corp. Philips Electronics POSTECH Corp. Prodisc Technology Inc Ricoh Electronics, Inc. RITEK Corp. Sony Corp. TDK Corp. That’s …(Taiyo-Yuden Co., Ltd.) Umedisc Ltd. VDL Groep B.V. ODMS (VDL ODMS) Verbatim/MKM (Mitsubishi Chemical) Videolar Wealth Fair investments, Inc. * Up to 4X writing speed is possible on other brands of 16X +R media

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8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 10X

Maximum Write Speeds 12X 18X 12X~18X 12X 16X 16X 18X 18X 18X 18X 12X 18X 18X 18X 18X 18X 18X 16X 12X 6X 18X 12X 8X~18X 18X 18X 20X 18X 8X 20X 12X 16X

8X DVD+R Media Manufacturer * AMC (Advanced Media Corp.) CMC Magnetics Corp. Daxon Technology, Inc. (Acer) DDD (Digital Disc Dessau GmbH) E-TOP Navigator Technology Inc. Eastgate Technology Ltd. Infomedia Inc. Infosmart Technology Ltd. InfoSource, inc. Interaxia Digital Storage Materials LEAD DATA Inc. MAM-E (Manufacturing Advanced Media Europe) Maxell (Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.) MBI (Moser Baer India Ltd.) MJC (Megan Media Singapore Pte Ltd.) MPO Disque Compact Must Technology Co. Ltd. Optodisc Technology Corp. Philips Electronics Prodisc Technology Inc. Ricoh Electronics, Inc. RITEK Corp. Sky Media Mfg. S.A. Sony Corp. TDK Corp. That’s …(Taiyo-Yuden Co., Ltd.) Umedisc Ltd. Verbatim/MKM (Mitsubishi Chemical) Viva Optical Disc Mfg Ltd. Videolar Wealth Fair investments, Inc.

Maximum Write Speeds 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 12X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X 8X ~ 12X 8X 8X 8X 8X 12X 12X 12X 8X 12X 8X 8X 8X

* Up to 4X writing speed is possible on other brands of 8X +R media

DVD-RAM M EDIA (when removed from cartridge) 3X DVD-RAM Media Manufacturer * Matsushita Maxell (Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.) 5X DVD-RAM Media Manufacturer * Matsushita Maxell (Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.) 12X DVD-RAM Media Manufacturer * Maxell (Hitachi Maxell, Ltd.)

Maximum Write Speeds 3X 3X Maximum Write Speeds 5X 5X Maximum Write Speeds 12X

* Up to 3X writing speed is possible on other brands of DVD-RW media

Note: Media ID is the identifier created from a combination of letters and numbers that is unique to a specific media. For Media ID information prior to purchas e, please contact the media manufacturer.

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